GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |